Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
aers, and . IS per cent. IN rore,xa. The aggre.

Q6ES. anu 300 per cent. IQTG1&Sl. dk&I
gate OF postal notes issued I'll 76S 824 81, an
increase Of but S50,s14.T3. The reduction of the
fee from 8 to cents for domestic moneys
| orders not exceeding IS, pursuant to the
Recommendations OF two years ago, has operated
TO increase the use OF this service to the remit
tiers of small sums In d noticeable degree. The
average amount of each order issued last year
was but sf2 r. as against average OF SfI. 33 in
1856. and larger sums in previous years. This
is also indicated by the increase of 1877 PEI
cent. in the number of orders issued, and BY
the small increase In the use of postal notes.
In like manner, the reduction OF the fee for
foreign orders operated enlarged use
of them. amounting to 24.72 per cent
IN number. Complaints OF improper pay
ments of money-orders numbered only
forty-seven for the year. or one to ca 19i459
orders paid. OF these portion was recovered.
Others were shown to have been correctly paid,
and but mere trifie, by comparison. resulted
in loss to postmasters or the Government.
The Postmaster General asserts that the
most trustworthy statistics at command show
that all the residue of the globe possesses nc
more miles of railroads employed in mail car
rage than the United States alone, and that nc
other one nation maintains one-quarter the
amount of other methods of mail transporta-
ton. Yet year by years these services Increase
in extent and, necessarily, in cost. 81 b.
On the list day of July, 1886, the total annual
rate of costof the entire transportation serv-
ice under the care OF the second as sistant Post
Observation-Disclosures embraces all but the
foreign mails-stood at Sa9, 073,34S.56. The
actual cost for the year was less, tie expendi-
ture already made being ss8,031. 6.62, besides
estimated unpaid liabilities of about S,52, 900
for railroad service as yet In process of adjust
ment. There was an additional employment
of T,016 miles of newly built roads,
lying in the following States to
the number of miles respectively stated:
Kansas, 1,39s.o6; Nebraska, 1896; Texas,
G03.GS; Illinois, AS: Minnesota, Az IS; Iowa,
$685. Florida, ri !; Oregon, 1858 49, and in TIE
Territory of Dakota, 1913: the increased cost
of which, not yet entirely adjusted. is estimated
to be s394. 1904 In making these additi MS to
the service, however, the same principle has
been applied which governs the adjustment Of
the statute rates above the daily weight of zoe
pounds. and, instead of paving the maximum
price OF sta.75 per mile allowed for that full
weight, the rates have been graduated accord
ing to the daily average weight.
The railway mail service is in an efficient con-
dition. AT the close of the fiscal year there
We're 913 lines of railway post-ofices, an in
crease of -, extending over 11G,609. IL miles OF
railroad. an increase of 59G6.82; the clerks in
the service numbered 4, 95I, an increase OF 27S;
the total duly distance run by clerks was 100,
93S SO miles, an increase of 1.2i3.3S. The entirs
miles of service performed by clerks in crews
was 107, 1858, a gain OF ,733 over the pre-
ceding year. These clerks handled 5,S34,69o,
81 pieces of ordinary mail matter; 515.169 400
more than in the previous year. The
casualties in this branch of the service in
creased during the past year Five were killed
by accidents while on duty 4J were seriously
and ~ slightly injured. Fifty were disabled to
such xtent that their places were filed for
a time by acting clerks at the departments
cost. In this connection again urge the sug-
gestions in my report for 1885, that some pro.
visions be made for these servants of the
Government who seriously MANNED or pee
manently disabled in a service which puts them
to such risks. of life md limb +att 2 =
The present status (Octoeober 81. 1887 of the
force is shown, 50 for as figures may show it,
by the following
CONGRATULATIONS OF CHANGES
during the time of my service in this Office: . =
The whole number of clerks March 7@lS5,
To which have been subsequently, added. :. 4a5
Making a total October 81, 1887. ...4s51
OF the clerks IN service at the first date
named:
The number remaining is.............. zen
The number ne Observation-Disclosures. S,0S5 -
Appointments to places. .......... 1876
Making the present number of my APP
Total. ;. ASH
To effect these changes, irrespectively of the
495 added clerks, it has been necessary to make
appointments to the number of s, 1873.
~ For vacancies occurring follows:
BY resignation ,3os
By removals:
For partisanship. ....................28
~ 1888
BY death. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
By expiration of probat onary appoint
ments recommended by division super
intendents to be dropped. ............... 4o5
By exp ration of precautionary appoint
ments made recently before March G..
1885. ..-............ y. -. = 1a2
@ Is S,13S
Add new appointments .............. 495
Z
Total number Of appointments B. 33
OF the resignations some werefn anticipation